Master Swimming Manitoba,
Board meeting -
Present: Janet Stewart,
Catherine Kerr, Ben Van Den Bosch, Kim Duncan, Maria Donahue, Bob Groff, Glenn
Davis, Terry Kulchycki
Regrets: Paul Boulding
Minutes: Jolanda Swanink
Agenda:
1) Review and follow-up from
the last two meetings.
a) Plaque for MSM - purpose
to identify and acknowledge who have been the presidents of MSM.
- cost of
$60.
- all
present at the meeting agreed to
this idea
- Glenn to arrange and get
plaque.
b) MB. Masters Box - currently
located next to the men's change room entrance. Glen had contacted Faith at Pan
Am to see about finding a new location.
c) Grant Hammond Trophy - not sure where it is
d). Paul to talk to Kim RE:
high school meets. Paul planning to organize a high school swim meet.
e). Addendum to March
minutes: It should be noted that the Pentathalon swim
meet was discussed.
2) Review of Provincial Swim
meet
- Finances: Ben waiting for
receipts to be handed in.
- approximately
100 simmers attended - 10 from
- the
swim meet was well run
- Banquet - approximately 80
people attended - received a number of positive comments - will plan to do
similar event next year
Changes for banquet- have
desert, simplify the charging system for the wine and cheese, more
volunteers
If anyone has any other
suggestions or wants to give feedback about the meet please email the board
members.
For supplies, please check
with Ben before
purchasing anything such as napkins, cups.
3) Nationals
- May long weekend in
4. Masters Swim Canada
meeting on
Glenn
asking the board for some feedback on certain issues. A discussion took place on:
a) structure
of MSC -
- board
members were not in favor of votes based on population of the province. - board members favored 1 vote per province as
there would be more members represented across
b). paper vs. electronic
newsletter
- electronic
version recommended with paper version for people who do not have a computer.
- discussion
on the purpose of the newsletter - is it informational, marketing,
communication for sponsorship
c) use
of MSC funds
MSC has approximately
$80,000.00
-
some of the
funds could be diverted from printing the newsletter and be used for marketing
masters eg: brochures on Masters swimming
-
website
development
-
development of
coaching and officials
-
hire a person to work part-time to co-ordinate, market
and develop MSC.
5) Meet dates:
-Pop Sidwell -
- Pentathalon
- march 5/12, 2005
- Provincials - April 16
& 17, 2005
Glenn to talk to
Next
meeting & AGM -
Location
and time TBD